The Best Cajun Seasoning Use this homemade Cajun seasoning recipe to make your own personal blend from scratch, with your own preferred ingredients. I’ve included an ingredient chart that you can refer to for commonly used ingredients. My very favorite seasoning blend in the world is a good Cajun seasoning. If you scroll through the recipes on this site, as well as thumb through the several cookbooks I’ve written, you’ll find “Cajun Seasonings” in the ingredients quite often....

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Several years ago, while spending the summer in Japan, my mother got my family hooked on this Japanese brand granola called Furugura (フルグラ, Fruit Granola). Today we’re making a copycat version of it, but with healthy ingredients ONLY! Because it is homemade with the freshest tasting rolled oats and all the good stuff, the flavor of this Easy Homemade Granola is unbeatable. Once you nail down the formula I share below, you can mix and match, or give it your own spins....

Got any questions? Ask away! I’m happy to help. If you enjoy this recipe, I hope you’ll leave a comment with some STARS. Also, please share it on social media. Don’t forget to tag us at #ChiliPepperMadness. I’ll be sure to share! Thanks! — Mike H. This is the perfect side dish for Autumn and the holidays, when the weather turns cooler and pumpkins are bursting from their patches. They’re everywhere at the store, ready for pumpkin pie and such, but you just can’t beat roasted pumpkins....

Tanzakugiri (短冊切り) is when you cut the vegetable into rectangles. Cut the vegetable (daikon) and konnyaku into 2 inch lengths. Then cut crosswise into ½ inch pieces. Lastly slice them thinly into rectangles of 1/4 inch thickness.

For a quick step by step visual and answers to questions I get A LOT keep reading otherwise… What is Chicken Masala? (How is it different from a Chicken Karahi) A Chicken Masala is a flavorful Chicken Dish that has some eminently scoopable with a roti gravy or masala. Not watery like a salan (curry) and not drier like a karahi dish. While there are 1000 different ways to make it they also typically take less tomatoes than a Chicken Karahi....

Making a checkered pattern with kamaboko fish cake is super easy and quick. All you need is both pink and white kamaboko fish cakes. There is no fancy skill necessary! These checkered pattern kamaboko, otherwise known as Ichimatsu 市松 in Japanese, make a beautiful addition to your Osechi Ryori. Watch How to Make Kamaboko Checkered Pattern Step 1: Remove the kamaboko from the wooden board. Step 2: Slice off the uneven edge on both ends....

Dal being so integral to our cuisine, there is a new dal recipe in every house/city/state. I recently discovered this special dal masala from a friend whose house we had gone for dinner the other day. Since we loved the taste of the Dal she had prepared, I asked her for the recipe. She mentioned that she had used this particular masala to give it more flavor. I was intrigued and added it to my shopping list instantly....

We often get asked ‘How should I prepare for a trip to Japan?’. For those of you who are new to Just One Cookbook, you can find not only authentic Japanese recipes but also many Japan travel tips and cultural tidbits on the blog. Today we’re featuring some top tips shared by our readers who have traveled to Japan. Some of the readers are seasoned travelers, and some of them have just returned from their trip recently....

Looking for a new way to use an Instant Pot at home? Last time when I shared the Instant Pot Sticky Asian Ribs recipe, many of you made it and shared the picture of your delicious ribs on social media. Now I’m inspired by you and today we’re making Instant Pot Honey Spare Ribs (圧力鍋で作るハニースペアリブ)! These sweet and savory flavors work great on the ribs! You’ll be surprised how quickly you can make these spare ribs with the Instant Pot!...

When it comes to “miso soup”, the most common image would involve a simple soup with tofu and wakame seaweed. However, in Japan, we make miso soup with a variety of ingredients. In fact, one of the tricks I use to volumize a meal is to make the miso soup more substantial and fulfilling with hearty ingredients. Today I’ll show you how to make Kabocha Miso Soup (かぼちゃの味噌汁). Why You’ll Love This Kabocha Miso Soup So easy to make Hearty, filling, and comforting all at once Flavorful – savory, sweet, nutty, packed with flavors Plant-based and gluten-free...

My Cajun Chicken Pasta recipe first appeared over at Real Housemoms where I’m a contributor. PIN THIS RECIPE TO SAVE FOR LATER Cajun Chicken Pasta Recipe Video Cajun Chicken Pasta Recipe When I stare at a restaurant menu, it’s the creamy, comforting pastas that always seem to jump off the page — they start waving, then screaming my name. I have tried to create several of these dishes at home from my Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta to my Million Dollar Baked Penne to my Spaghetti Bolognese,Shrimp Fettuccine and Chicken Parmesan....

I love adding a seasonal twist to traditional Indian desserts. Since mangoes are in season, I decided to add some tropical twist to one of my favorite Indian desserts, kheer! Kheer is made with the most basic ingredients, yet the end result is nothing short of phenomenal. And this mango rice kheer turned out to be so good that it had to be shared on the blog. This recipe for mango kheer is simple, although the stovetop version is time-consuming....

Making chiffon cake was one of my dreams since I started baking regularly last year. I always thought it was going to be difficult to make a chiffon cake. However, after some lengthy experiments with my Castella recipe, this Matcha Chiffon Cake (抹茶シフォンケーキ) was a lot easier than I expected. If you are new to chiffon cake, it is a very light sponge cake made with vegetable oil, eggs, sugar, flour, and whatever flavor you want to add....

Hello matcha lovers! I know how excited you are to see a matcha recipe and I’m happy that you clicked through to see this post. Panna cotta is Mr. JOC’s all-time favorite dessert. Okay, let me say he does have a lot of “all-time favorite” desserts, but in all seriousness, I know it will be your favorite, too. To make a healthy and lighter version of the dessert, I decided to make Matcha Vegan Panna Cotta (ヴィーガン抹茶パンナコッタ)....

These Miso Butter Cookies (味噌バタークッキー) might not be your ordinary butter cookies. However, I must tell you that they are dangerously addictive, especially if you enjoy a hint of salt in your sweets. They are light, crisp, and have the perfect balance of sweetness and saltiness. Go on, bake a batch, and get ready to be smitten today! Why You’ll Love This Recipe Made with 7 pantry ingredients! Just the right amount of sweetness So buttery!...

Soups are ideal for serving nutrient-dense foods that nourish our bodies. That is why the Japanese drink a warm bowl of miso soup almost every single day. There are many versions of miso soup one can make at home, but this Miso Soup with Yuzu Kosho is everything my family and I desire for dinner at home. Simmered in a dashi broth, it’s deliciously layered with pork belly, shiitake mushrooms, sweet cabbage, carrots, leek, and tofu, and lightly spiced with a very special condiment – yuzu kosho....

If you enjoy this recipe, I hope you’ll leave a comment with some STARS. Also, please share it on social media. Don’t forget to tag us at #ChiliPepperMadness. I’ll be sure to share! Thanks! – Mike H. If you’re a lover of tender, juicy pot roast, you’ll love the flavors of this dish. The combination of ingredients truly melds with beef that is slow cooked until it is deliciously fork tender....

Mitsuba (三つ葉) from the family Apiaceae (carrot family) is a Japanese herb that resembles Italian parsley. It has many culinary uses, such as a garnish in miso soup, rice bowls, noodle dishes, chawanmushi, an ingredient in futomaki, or folded into tamagoyaki. An herb native to northern China, Korea, and Japan, all parts of the plant are edible, from the root, stem, leaves, and seeds. It’s also known as wild Japanese parsley, Japanese honewort, white chervil, and stone parsley....

The Naga Morich is the local name of the Naga pepper. It is cultivated in Bangladesh and Northeast India. It is known for being closely related to another well known pepper, the Bhut Joloka, aka “Ghost Pepper”, which is one of the original superhot chili peppers. The Bhut Jolokia reaches over 1 Million Scoville Heat Units, making it an extremely hot chili pepper. However, the Naga Morich gets even hotter....